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Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @advocate.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

ICE shot a New Yorker today while his five year old was in the car. But tomorrow, they're going to try to villainize this father and make themselves victims. We’re on the scene to tell ICE and Donald Trump: New York ain't no place to play with. We will protect our neighbors.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.”

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

That’s a great point. I think that collapse also points to the shrinking of professional networks that would help you write and promote a book. Being a solo Substack writer creates a very different professional network than being a journalist in a newsroom.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Good and depressing. I guess it’s not that surprising that the authority crisis made its way to books.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I remember a faculty member in my department saying this 20 years ago when the grad students at NYU were unionizing. Astonishing how long a shitty argument can last.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sitting here wondering why people are requesting September meetings then remembered it’s the last week of August send help 😭

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Annoyance, frustration, disappointment - fine. But you have nothing to feel guilty about and changing your schedule doesn’t make you a bad or inconsistent writer.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s OK to change your writing schedule when you want/need to. I’ve been speaking with writers who feel bad that they have to change their schedule and the fact is that life changes.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I recently interviewed Dr. Kemi Doll for my podcast. We discussed how she wrote her amazing new book while she was also working on many other important projects. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4...

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Is his job appearing on podcasts?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 19/06/2026

Remember, Gillibrand's son worked his internship at A16Z — the same firm that hired a man as a partner solely on the basis that he strangled one of Senator Gillibrand's constituents to death.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

For writers and scholars in NYC: sign this open letter to remind our wonderful mayor to fund NYC's libraries fully. "New York City deserves the kind of writers and thinkers that only consistently well-funded public libraries can ensure." docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Open letter from NYC based writers, authors, and scholars to the Mayor re: public library budget

NYC Public Library Action Network is asking writers, authors, and scholars based in New York City’s five boroughs to sign on to an open letter to Mayor Mamdani asking him to fulfill the promise he mad...

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’m so happy that my friend and client Kemi wrote this book, and that it’s getting the attention it deserves. If you care about Black women’s gynecological health, this book is a must-read.

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JAMA @jama.com · 08/06/2026

In 2025, the number of #NIH-funded investigators declined for the first time in a decade, with the steepest reductions among Black and Hispanic researchers and fellows. ja.ma/4ujDlzG

JAMA Research Letter: "Trends in National Institutes of Health Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability Status." Two line graphs show A) research project grant investigators (rising from ~40k to ~50k) and B) fellowships (fluctuating, peaking ~4.5k) from 2016-2025.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Any felonies taking place at Delaney Hall are the crimes against humanity by ICE and the GEO Group, who kidnap and abuse human beings who've done nothing wrong and brutalize anyone who protests Gov. Mikie Sherrill's goons are attacking people trying to stop this injustice. She is an utter disgrace

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I cannot say this loudly enough: we need everyone to know what is happening at Delaney Hall. 300 detainees inside are on Day 7 of a hunger and labor strike as of today. ICE is beating, gassing, tasing and assaulting protestors outside every night, and it is getting worse.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Same. I’ve even started doing some admin tasks by hand because I’m tired of the apps trying to “customize a table” or whatever they‘re programmed to do.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I don’t believe AI is inevitable but the encroachment of AI features in software I’ve been using for years is annoying.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

“Please send your book chapter in the mail for editing. I’ll write the comments by hand then mail it back to you. I kid! Kind of 😩.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

People are rightfully asking me if I use AI in my coaching programs and the answer is no but the REAL answer is how long until I have to start sending everyone materials in the mail because AI has taken over every piece of software?

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Just when you think a university has found the most obnoxious way to make you submit an invoice, another university will be like, “wait, this will TRULY make you want to toss your laptop into the Hudson River.”

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The way people in New Jersey talk about Newark is disgusting.

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Three signs that bookclub email you just got is probably a scam 🚩 1) Generic gmail (or similar) address 2) The book club, award, or organization doesn’t exist when you look it up 3) The email is overly long, vague, and full of excessive praise (often AI-written)

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The 81st Street Studio at the Met is free, and then from there children with their adults can get free admission to the Met. www.metmuseum.org/plan-your-vi...

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I went to my local ice cream shop (Sugar Hill Creamery) yesterday and they had ballots for participatory budgeting in NYC. They had even collaborated on an ice cream flavor called “The People’s Money.” It was such an innovative way to get the community involved.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Writing an email to destroy the hopes and dreams of writers with wildly optimistic ideas about book writing and publication timelines. Better to be disappointed early in the process when there’s time to course correct!

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Josef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

sorry, i work at a university in a red state, and it’s illegal for the women & gender studies faculty to spend research money to attend their conferences. what in the fuck are they talking about

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

My pet peeve (to put it mildly) is attending a meeting with 97 AI notetakers.

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Every time I see someone talk about Claude I think about how they switched from female to male names as soon as they wanted the robots to seem like experts vs personal assistants.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/04/2026

The National Science Foundation is the main source of funding for basic sciences in the US. For decades, they have supported a scientific R&D ecosystem in the US that has been an engine of economic growth and competitive advantage. Destroying the agency is no less than an act of sabotage.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I’m so excited about this project!

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Laura Davulis @davulis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I just had to send a bunch of “good idea for a book but not a good fit for us” rejections, which always bums me out, so: this is your periodic reminder that our pals at @aupresses.bsky.social publish a guide to which UPs publish in which subject areas —

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AUPresses Subject Area Grid - Association of University Presses

Guide to the subject areas in which member presses have recently published.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/02/2026

While a candidate, @mayor.nyc.gov pledged to commit 0.5% of the city’s budget to public libraries. Unfortunately, Mayor Mamdani has broken this promise in his preliminary FY27 budget, released yesterday, where he allocated 0.39% to libraries. This amount is well below the promised 0.5%

Image showing Mayor Mamdani looking frustrated, with a text overlaid that reads “NYC Public Library Action Network” at the top, and in large bold letters text that reads “Mayor Mamdani did not honor his commitment to allocate 0.5% of the city expense budget to NYC public libraries in his preliminary budget” and then in smaller font below, there is text that reads “visit NYCPLAN.ORG for more information”

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.

Table showing the five richest men in the U.S from Bloombergs billionaire list
., all in technology. Elon Musk tops the list with a net worth of $461B and a year-to-date gain of $28.2B. Larry Ellison is second at $300B with a $107B YTD gain. Jeff Bezos has $268B (+$29.5B YTD), Larry Page $250B (+$81.9B YTD), and Sergey Brin $234B (+$75.5B YTD). Each row also lists last-day change, country (all United States), and industry (all Technology).

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Of course. We're only supposed to have heat flashes I guess.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Same! The space heater is about 2 feet away from my office chair at all times.

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions. Register here: buff.ly/UiOAr5M

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Sadly, Sandy Brodello and Noelle Quinn were just fired after bringing their teams to the playoffs (and the Liberty winning the championship last year).

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Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

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Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

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Jane Joann Jones @janejoann.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

When I work with junior faculty writing books — especially Black women — one of their primary concerns is that the book they're writing will be banned. Even if its not an outright ban, they're worried the books won't be assigned in classes for the very reasons being discussed here today.

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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

When Campus Reform and Turning point came after professors and created the professor watchlist, administrators didn't pay attention..Now they are being fired and attacked. Maybe institutions should have done more to protect academic freedom....

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Liam McHugh-Russell @xntl.info · 09/09/2025

If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.

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